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12 October 2007
Another New Title For Rambo IV
It's now called...
Source: Coming Soon

Another New Title For Rambo IV
Christ, Sly, make up your frickin’ mind!

Yes, folks, Rambo IV has changed its name – again. If you’ve been following Empire over the past few months, you’ll know that it went from In The Serpent’s Eye to Pearl Of The Cobra to Moon Unit Rambo to The Movie Formerly Known As Rambo IV and then our favourite, the plain, the stark, the simple… John Rambo.

But now Sly Stallone and Lionsgate have had another rethink and now it’s called – drum roll, please…

Rambo To Hell And Back.

Yeah, we’re a bit underwhelmed by it as well. But we’re sure the movie itself will kick all kinds of ass. The plot, in case you missed it, sees Rambo go to Burma and, in a remarkably topical move that shows incredible prescience on writer/director Sly’s part, start killing a whole lot of soldiers in an attempt to rescue some kidnapped relief workers.

We were big fans of Stallone’s previous comeback movie, Rocky Balboa, and hope that this continues his upward career trajectory.

However, at this rate, we won’t believe that Rambo IV is called anything until we’re sat in the cinema with our popcorn in one hand, and that little pen with the light on the top in the other, and the title flashes up on screen.

And even then, we’ll still have our suspicions...
Tom Ambrose

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Ram
Should be called, Rambo, killing's as easy as breathing, when pushed. As quoted on a trailer for Rambo I saw. Tell you last bit so I'm not claiming it as my own. This Rambo movie would be worth going to the cinama to see, if only for a laugh. ... Read More

Adzong About me

16:05, 14 October 2007 | Report This Post
PHEW!
Thank god for that! ... Read More

rubadub About me

18:40, 13 October 2007 | Report This Post
EEH MMM DAALAAAWWWWW
After this I want another copland. ... Read More

phillip martain About me

13:59, 13 October 2007 | Report This Post
yeah, it's got the proper title back
don't wet your pants over this. the movie is going to be called JOHN RAMBO. hope so... read this: http://www.aintitcool.com/node/34423 ... Read More

zalus About me

22:54, 12 October 2007 | Report This Post
Don't care what its called.
Just want to see it. That leaked trailer looked AMAZING. ... Read More

coomi01 About me

21:30, 12 October 2007 | Report This Post
Sounds like a rip off punisher tittle
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alimac About me

19:32, 12 October 2007 | Report This Post
RE: Don't be a gonad, Jihadists are everywhere!!! (exclamations added for 30% more mockery)
Silly boy/girl. Must be tough to sleep with that tum-tum full'o reactionary, paranoid Mail-swill. John Rambo was a better title BTW. Ps, nice gag Wombathog, kicks the fuck out of the "Rambo has pissed himself" oevre. ... Read More

Stebop About me

18:48, 12 October 2007 | Report This Post
John Rambo was better. To the point, ala Rocky Balboa. I never figured Sly for a Darkness fan.... ... Read More

callumcostello About me

18:00, 12 October 2007 | Report This Post
I heard some brilliant soul refer to it as Stop or My John Rambo Will Shoot! a while ago, even that's better than Hell and Back.. ... Read More

Mr Grizzly About me

17:35, 12 October 2007 | Report This Post
how about, Rambo: Lots of Blood and Gore ... Read More

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